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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
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CAPS 1621
Course Description
Once, Japan was ruled by samurai. Japan's people and culture were then barely known to the outside world. Today, Japan is a global center of science and technology, finance and fashion, arts and popular ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2261, HIST 1621
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Mcgraw Hall 165
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Roebuck, K
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- T McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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- T Uris Hall G24
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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- W Uris Hall 262
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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- W White Hall 104
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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- R Uris Hall 254
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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CAPS 1920
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This course surveys modern Chinese history from 1600 to present. Time will be devoted to each of the three major periods into which modern Chinese history is conventionally divided: the Imperial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 1192, HIST 1920
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Du, Y
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- R Uris Hall G22
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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- R Morrill Hall 110
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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- R Morrill Hall 102
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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- R McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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CAPS 2132
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China was and still is regarded in the Western world as a country without the rule of law. In this course, students examine recent scholarship that challenges this simplified understanding of the role ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 2280, HIST 2132, SHUM 2132
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Du, Y
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Instruction Mode: In Person
CAPS 2232
Course Description
People outside China often talk about "China's rise," the changes in world economics and politics that come from the increase of the economic power of the People's Republic. From a domestic perspective, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2232
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Baker Laboratory 135
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Admussen, N
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- R Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Admussen, N
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- R Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Admussen, N
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- F Space Sciences Building 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Admussen, N
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- F Malott Hall 205
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Admussen, N
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CAPS 2262
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An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2262, BSOC 2561, HIST 2562, STS 2561
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall 202
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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- F McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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- F Uris Hall 204
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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- F White Hall 110
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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- F Uris Hall 262
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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Department Consent Required (Add)
CAPS 2281
Course Description
This course offers a broad understanding of the crucial roles East Asian women played in culture, the economy, and society from antiquity to the early twentieth century. By rethinking the pervasive stereotype ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2281, FGSS 2281, HIST 2981
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3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 110
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Son, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
No knowledge of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean necessary.
CAPS 3000
Course Description
A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3305, HIST 3391
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- R Washington, DC
Instructors
Watson, C
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.
CAPS 3370
Course Description
This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3370, ASIAN 6670
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Warner, D
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Knowledge of Chinese language, history and culture is helpful, but not necessary.
CAPS 3387
Course Description
The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AEM 3388, ASIAN 3380, ASIAN 6680, GOVT 3384, GOVT 6384, ILRIC 3380, ILRIC 5380
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3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR Ives Hall 115
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Friedman, E
Kuruvilla, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
CAPS 4002
Course Description
This course, offered by faculty members of Peking University's School of International Studies, provides Chinese perspectives on contemporary China's international relations. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Beijing, China.
CAPS 4003
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No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Beijing, China.
CAPS 4010
Course Description
Honors students conduct research to prepare a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. The application must be successfully submitted and an Honors Committee formed ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
CAPS 4020
Course Description
Honors students complete research and finish a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
CAPS 4075
Course Description
Through readings and discussions, this seminar will take multiple approaches to explore history, politics and society in 20th century China from the perspective of fashion. How to define politics from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4075, HIST 6075
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- T Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Sun, P
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CAPS 4127
Course Description
Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4415, ASIAN 6615, BSOC 4127, FGSS 4127, FGSS 6127, HIST 4127, HIST 6127
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Roebuck, K
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Instruction Mode: In Person
CAPS 4406
Course Description
This course is designed for those who have studied Mandarin to the advanced level (or equivalent). The course aims to further improve students' Chinese proficiency in a business history and transcultural ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CHIN 4406, CHIN 6606
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3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Chen, Z
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Instruction Mode: In Person
At least two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.
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CAPS 4420
Course Description
Through guided readings in Chinese of selected poems of the Tang dynasty (618-907) on various themes and in different styles, students develop the essential analytical skills for reading Tang poetry while ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CHLIT 4420, CHLIT 6620, MEDVL 4420
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR White Hall 104
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Warner, D
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: minimum three years of Chinese and/or one year of Classical Chinese or permission of instructor.
CAPS 4888
Course Description
This directed study course allows CAPS students to enroll at Beida (Peking University) in courses offered to international students by the Peking University School of International Studies. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Taught in Beijing, China.
CAPS 4998
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No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ALS 4998, AMST 4998, GOVT 4998, GOVT 6998, NS 4998, PUBPOL 4060, PUBPOL 5060
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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F
Wolpe Center 118
Washington, DC Instructors
Silbey, D
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Wolpe Center 118
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Washington, DC.
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CAPS 4999
Course Description
Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)